I had a great exchange of ideas with Terry of the Wise Leaders blog about trust as a renewable resource. During our exchange, Terry shared this intriguing thought about the connection between trust and consistency in the leader-follower relationship: To build trust, followers look to their leader to be consistent [. . .] followers like…
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7 Ways to Improve Internal Communication at Your Business
This post was contributed by Dale Carnegie Training, founded in 1912 on the principles of one of America’s most influential speakers and leaders. I agreed to publish this guest post because even after all these years, Dale Carnegie philosophies have stood the test of time for how to influence with integrity. I liked this post…
Are You Using the Good Cop/Bad Cop Feedback Method?
Imagine that as a leader, you must give a team member some vital feedback. What do you suppose their gut reaction will be when you say, “I have some feedback for you”? Is it [said with genuine enthusiasm] “Oh, fantastic! I was hoping to get some feedback on my performance today!!!” Um, maybe not so…
Feedback and Coaching – April 2013 Frontline Festival
Feedback and coaching – that’s the focus for the April “Front Line Festival” leadership blog carnival, hosted by Karin Hurt (aka @LetsGrowLeaders). Karin is a practicing leader for a Fortune 15 company and she writes the blog Let’s Grow Leaders. There are oh-so-many great posts to help you develop yourself and others as a leader. Karin has them…
Gen Y and Leadership – Young Professionals Speak Up
Are young professionals unwilling to step up to leadership in the same way as their older counterparts have? That’s the issue on the table in Filling the Leadership Pipeline – Developing the Reluctant Emerging Leader, an article I wrote for Huffington Post. The article’s premise is that there are plenty of talented, willing younger workers…